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Hi

I have put this topic in this section, as the decorative script on this very heavy (for its size) cast bowl looks to be Farsi, Persian or similar, however I stand to be corrected.

There are no makers marks or stamps, the only script being what is forming the decoration itself. Can anybody help me with a possible area of origin for this piece?

Many Thanks
Martin

Hello Martin

Not Arabic/Persian/Urdu or related scripts. Possibly Tibetan? Can you post centered images of each letter?

Thanks

Damon

Hi Damon

Thanks for your reply, please see the images below

Hello Martin

Thanks for posting the new images.

I am stumped although I still think that there is a Himalayan or Central Asian dimension to this bowl.

If I come across anything relevant, I will post it. By the same token, if you find out something, please add it to the thread

Sorry to draw a blank. Good luck

Damon

Hi Damon

Cheers for your help, I will keep looking and update if anything more comes to light.

Martin

:::::: Have you checked "Tibetan Singing Bowl" and is it possible that this is white metal or has it been tested for sterling silver content? ::::::

Sorry for the late reply Aguest. I have now had the bowl tested as 925 minimum silver, as for it being a Tibetan Singing Bowl, I am afraid I haven't got a clue, but it could be.

Martin

::::: Maybe it is from Nepal and just made for the tourist trade, perhaps it does not make a pleasing sound when struck with a wooden mallet like a singing bowl, as I understand there were many tourists in Nepal during the 1960s and 1970s and maybe it was made for the tourist trade, hope you find out more about it ::::::::